Raphael, The Miraculous Draft of Fishes, c. 1514
Lent from the Royal Library by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

This drawing is a preparatory study for the series of tapestry cartoons
known as the Acts of the Apostles. The cartoons--seven of which survive--were
painted in Rome for Pope Leo X and transported to Flanders where the
tapestries were woven. This study depicts Christ calling the fishermen
Peter and Andrew.